A battery enclosure for a vehicle chassis comprising a base plate having an upper and lower surface and a plurality of edges; an external support structure with a flange portion on a lower surface thereof and disposed on an upper surface of the base plate to circumscribe the base plate edges; a battery tray with a flange portion extending from an upper surface thereof is disposed on an upper surface of the base plate. The battery tray includes a plurality of raised surface features on the upper surface outlining individual cells, each cell configured to receive at least one battery. A lid is disposed on the flange of the battery tray with the external support structure disposed below the battery tray flange, and extending around the battery tray edges.
Composite battery enclosure
2024-07-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY |